divisive

  • 21divisive — di·vi·sive || dɪ vaɪsɪv adj. creating discord or disunity …

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  • 22divisive — [dɪ vʌɪsɪv] adjective causing disagreement or hostility. Derivatives divisively adverb divisiveness noun Origin C16: from late L. divisivus, from L. dividere (see divide) …

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  • 23divisive — di·vi·sive …

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  • 24divisive — [dɪˈvaɪsɪv] adj likely to cause arguments between people …

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  • 25divisive — di•vi•sive [[t]dɪˈvaɪ sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) forming or expressing division or distribution 2) creating dissension or discord • Etymology: 1590–1600; < LL di•vi′sive•ly, adv. di•vi′sive•ness, n …

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  • 26divisive — /dəˈvɪzɪv / (say duh viziv), / ˈvaɪsɪv/ (say vuysiv) adjective 1. forming or expressing division or distribution. 2. creating division or discord. {Medieval Latin dīvīsīvus} –divisively, adverb –divisiveness, noun …

  • 27divisive — adj. tending to divide, esp. in opinion; causing disagreement. Derivatives: divisively adv. divisiveness n. Etymology: LL divisivus (as DIVIDE) …

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  • 28Additive rhythm and divisive rhythm — Additive and divisive meters. In music, additive and divisive are terms used to distinguish two types of both rhythm and meter. A divisive (or, more commonly, multiplicative) rhythm is a rhythm in which a larger period of time is divided into… …

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  • 29Divisively — Divisive Di*vi sive, a. [Cf. F. divisif.] 1. Indicating division or distribution. Mede. [1913 Webster] 2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference. [1913 Webster] It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive quality …

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  • 30Divisiveness — Divisive Di*vi sive, a. [Cf. F. divisif.] 1. Indicating division or distribution. Mede. [1913 Webster] 2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference. [1913 Webster] It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive quality …

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